In the upcoming year India will go to Australia to restore their rivalry in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests. The next series will be unlike others because it comprises five matches and kicks off in November 2024.
Concerning the next Test series between India and Australia, it is a real clash of giants that both teams’ superstars promise. One of the anticipated duels would seem to be that involving Marnus Labuschagne and Mohammed Siraj. The Australian batter made his Test debut in 2018 while the Indian quick got his first introduction to the longest format of the game during the Melbourne Test in 2020.
Ahead of Australia’s cricketing summer, Labuschagne opened up on his battle against Siraj. Speaking with Star Sports, the Australian batter praised Siraj’s energy and passion for the game.
Back in 2015-16, we were at the academy and he was working with MRF pace academy. Hence, our first encounter was during a match we played against each other. Since then, his career trajectory has seen him achieve notable success. It is his energy, passion and love for the game that makes him different from all other “characters” in cricket presently. According to Labuschagne who spoke to ESPNCricinfo about it.
In contrast to what they believe about Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, Steve Smith, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc Alexander Carey and Josh Hazlewood think he can become a superstar of tomorrow. In a recent video upload by Star Sports Tamil on X, when asked by Australian cricketers to single out the one Indian player they think could be a superstar of the next generation; both Smith as well as Lyon along with Starc and Hazlewood supported Jaiswal while Head and Green named Shubman Gill instead.
